The Sahel and Lake Chad region, already grappling with the devastating impacts of conflict, displacement, and climate change, is now facing a fresh wave of humanitarian challenges as severe floods ravage communities across multiple countries. In northeast Nigeria alone, more than 50,000 people have been displaced in the last week as floodwaters have submerged homes, […]
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The annual number of new HIV infections in West and Central Africa fell by 46 per cent between 2010 and 20230, according to the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). Berthilde Gahongayirein, the UNAIDS Regional Director for the region, disclosed this earlier this week during the unveiling of the latest Regional AIDS Update Report […]
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President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria convened a closed-door meeting on Tuesday, July 18, with three regional leaders and the President of ECOWAS. The gathering, held at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, focused on formulating effective strategies to combat insecurity in the sub-region. The meeting has reportedly witnessed the participation of President Patrice Talon of Benin, […]
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West Africa has been embroiled in armed conflict for many years as terror groups wage war on governments and civilians. Not all of West Africa is affected, though. The violence is concentrated in some countries more than others. But that is gradually changing. Nigeria was one of the first countries to experience extremist insurgencies with […]
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West and Central Africa could be “one step away” from famine, the United Nations has said, and analysts are forecasting Nigeria will not be spared. Countries in the Sahel region, particularly Burkina Faso and Mali are particularly at risk, the UN says. But HumAngle can report that communities in Nigeria’s northern regions will also find […]
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When Eti-Inyene Akpan, a freelance photojournalist, heard about the plans to hold #EndSARS protests in Oct. 2020, he was eager to be at the forefront of reporting activities. He was going to document the events as Nigeria’s young people expressed displeasure over abuses by officers of the police Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). He would take […]
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Terrorists and insurgent groups in Nigeria hold one out of every hundred illegal firearms in West Africa, according to new research. There are at least seven million illegally held assault rifles and other small arms across the West African region, according to a governmental arms control body. In the Lake Chad area, Boko Haram and […]
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Over 12,400 schools in eight countries in West and Central Africa have been shut down leaving 57 million children and adolescents without access to education, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) revealed. According to a joint press statement signed by the NRC, the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) and the United Nations Children’s Fund […]
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The United Nations has verified over 67,000 grave violations against children in conflict-affected areas of West and Central Africa, accounting for the second-highest number of verified violations since 2005. According to a report titled ‘25 years of children and armed conflict: Taking action to protect children in war,’ more than 7,600 children have been verified […]
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At least nine media houses have suffered massive attacks in four West African countries, including Nigeria, in the first five months of 2022. Besides the destruction of several media equipment in the affected newsrooms, at least 13 journalists were also assaulted between Jan. and May this year. Ghana, Guinea Bissau, and Liberia are other countries […]
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The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), say longer-term political and financial commitments to address the worst food security and nutrition crisis to hit West Africa in 10 years are crucial. This was part of the outcome of a high-level conference on food security and nutrition in […]
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Ibrahim Omotosho, 39, drove into a bank in Abeokuta, Southwest Nigeria, in July 2020 to pick up his debit card. An otherwise straightforward transaction, but it would play out as one of his most frustrating experiences. It was 15 years after he first opened a bank account but very little had changed in how financial […]
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